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80-HD was a protocol droid who was malfunctioning[1] at some point by the time of the reign of the Galactic Empire.[2]

Behind the scenes

As revealed on April 28, 2017 in a Twitter post by composer Jesse Harlin, 80-HD would have been featured in the LucasArts video game Star Wars: 1313,[1] which was announced in June 2012[3] and later cancelled on April 3, 2013.[4] Harlin, replying to a post of fan art depicting a 3PO-series protocol droid wearing clothing, stated that 80-HD "probably looked like [that]" and also revealed that they had been writing hip-hop for him.[1] 80-HD is the name of a fictional rapper, portrayed by C. J. Nord, in previous LucasArts titles Thrillville and Thrillville: Off the Rails. The soundtracks to both were composed by Harlin and David W. Collins, who also wrote all of the games' original songs.[5][6]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 TwitterLogo Jesse Harlin (@oogew) on Twitter (post on April 28, 2017): "At LucasArts working on Star Wars 1313, I was writing hip-hop for a malfunctioning protocol droid named 80-HD. He probably looked like this." (screenshot) (content now obsolete)
  2. Premium-Era-real Star Wars 1313 will be the product of an evolved LucasArts by Rosenberg, Adam on Digital Trends (July 28, 2012) (original page now obsolete) revealed that Star Wars: 1313, which would have featured 80-HD per TwitterLogo Jesse Harlin (@oogew) on Twitter (post on April 28, 2017): "At LucasArts working on Star Wars 1313, I was writing hip-hop for a malfunctioning protocol droid named 80-HD. He probably looked like this." (screenshot) (content now obsolete), would have been set approximately five to ten years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to between approximately 5 BBY and 10 BBY and during the reign of the Galactic Empire, according to The New Essential Chronology.
  3. GameSpot Star Wars: 1313 revealed by Parker, Laura on GameSpot.com (June 1, 2012) (backup link)
  4. Premium-Era-real Disney Shuts Down LucasArts, Cancels Star Wars 1313 And Star Wars: First Assault by Schreier, Jason on kotaku.com (April 3, 2013) (backup link archived on March 1, 2020)
  5. Thrillville credits
  6. Thrillville: Off the Rails credits